I feel like I don't need both this and U19. But I also feel like, while I'd be uncertain of this series' potential longevity in Jump, U19 isn't likely to outlast it. Oh well, I'll figure it all out later. Or just keep reading both because whatever. Or neither. I don't know. Check out these strong feelings on these manga.

The art and writing are kind of subpar, but I'm mildly curious to see how a fencing manga goes, so I'll give it at least a bit longer.

hey what if we did KND but much more so

This initially seemed so over the top I assumed it was ironic, but then the first chapter seemed self-serious enough to the point that I couldn't be sure the narrative of "Big, dumb adults just don't get us kids! They're literal fascists keeping us down! Here's some Nazi imagery in case we weren't being obvious enough," wasn't actually meant sincerely. And that's the difference between potentially laughing with the manga vs laughing at it. And the latter tends to lose its luster a lot faster.

But I mean their super powers are driven by "libido." There's a statue generically dedicated to "Respectable Grownup." The manga has to be in on the joke, right? I suppose I'll give it another couple chapters or so to see. (Of course, the manga could be both in on the joke and still bad.)
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This series is probably not being ironic. Which would mean its very direct pandering to Shounen Jump's target demographic both isn't a joke, and is so obvious the target demographic themselves would probably feel insulted by it. And given how many series don't seem to survive long in Shounen Jump due to those questionnaires in each issue, even if you've fully bought into U19's premise, it's perhaps best to not get too attached.

Oh. I guess there's also the question of if Viz will continue to translate U19 or if it'll be left to scanlation groups. And given the lukewarm reception this series seems to have garnered from western fans, I'd wager it probably didn't fare great in Viz's WSJ surveys either. Scanlations it'll probably be.
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Well, that's of course assuming that there will even be scanlations should Viz not continue with this series. And that's no guarantee. I might just have no choice but to be done with this manga in the worst case scenario. And that's a bummer for any series. Even if it's a series I think I'd probably drop on my own, I'd still obviously rather stop reading a manga on my own terms because I don't want to read it anymore rather than have to stop because I actually cannot read it anymore.